KUCHING: Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) and Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) will continue to collaborate on strengthening the Kuching Smart City initiative through experience sharing sessions and personnel capacity building, in the years to come.
According to a statement from SMA, this collaboration would be under the ASEAN Smart City Network (ASCN) and Smart Japan-ASEAN Mutual Partnership (Smart JAMP) programme
Three high ranking officials from Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) made a courtesy call on Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) here on yesterday(March 8).
During the meeting, the attendees were briefed on smart city initiatives in Japan that may be of interest or relevance to Sarawak.
The meeting also discussed further collaboration and the way forward following a study carried out by Japan Telecommunications Engineering and Consulting Service (JTEC) with SMA involving several government agencies between 2021 and 2022 under the Smart JAMP Programme.
“Consensus from all parties in continued collaboration, information sharing and capacity building to leverage the knowledge, expertise and relevant solutions from Japan to enhance the Smart City and Digital Economy initiatives in Sarawak.
“Besides Smart City, new technology areas were also touched on such as Big Data analytics and predictive capabilities, and blockchain,” said SMA.
Representing the general manager of SMA, head of corporate service, SMA Mohamad Irtidzar Razali welcomed the visit and exchange session and looked forward for more collaboration between MLIT on Smart City and relevant digital initiatives.
Also in attendance were officers from the Sarawak Civil Service Digitalisation Unit, Ministry of Public Health, Housing and Local Government, Ministry of Transport of Sarawak and the Public Works Department of Sarawak.
